Name: Beaver Island schedules its 1996 Saint Patrick’s Day dance at Holy Cross Hall
Start: 1996-03-15
End: 1996-03-15
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island schedules its 1996 Saint Patrick’s Day dance at Holy Cross Hall

Also 1996 Beaver Island Saint Patrick’s Day dance

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TypeEvent

Date1996-03-15

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1996-03-15
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: celebrationheritageirish-arranmorecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1996 Beaver Beacon announced a Saint Patrick’s Day dance at Holy Cross Hall on March 15, with a cash bar, buffet, and published admission rates.

Evidence limits

This is an advance announcement, not an attendance or event-outcome record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1996, “Erin Go Bragh! ... The Saint Patrick’s Day Dance.”
Announces a March 15 dance at Holy Cross Hall from 7 p.m. to midnight, with a cash bar, $10-per-couple or $6-single admission, and a buffet at 10 p.m. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1996, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the island Saint Patrick’s Day dance announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island schedules its 1996 Saint Patrick’s Day dance at Holy Cross Hall”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-dance-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1996, “Erin Go Bragh! ... The Saint Patrick’s Day Dance.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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